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This Executive Assistant course is designed to equip you, as an Executive Assistant or Professional Assistant, with the self management techniques required for you to take control of your workday. With a focus on leadership and self-management skills, this Executive Assistant course will provide you with the tools and techniques needed to navigate the modern workplace with ease. You will learn effective self-management techniques to take control of your workday and your career through motivation, emotional intelligence and conscious communication. This Executive Assistant course will teach you how to communicate better with colleagues and key stakeholders ensuring that your are able to work towards and deliver common objectives. In this Executive Assistant course you will also learn how to apply a five stage project management process to streamline and professionalise your projects, and finally improve meeting management with minute taking mastery.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this Executive Assistant course you will be able to:

Discover and communicate your intrinsic motivators.
Understand what emotional intelligence is and how you can use it to your advantage.
Deal effectively with your emotions in the workplace.
Understand the difference between a task, a process and a project and how to manage each accordingly.
Apply a simple five stage process to managing projects.
Utilise techniques to improve minute taking and accuracy.
Understand minute requirements for different types of meetings.

Course Content
This Executive Assistant course will cover the following topics:
Self-Management and Motivation

Self-management techniques.
Motivators and demotivators in the workplace.

Developing Emotional Intelligence

Empathy & self-awareness.
Dealing with emotions in the workplace.

Conscious Communication

Communicating with different personality styles.
Explore techniques to consciously communicate with others to achieve better outcomes.

Intended Audience
This Executive Assistant course is suitable for, but not limited to, Executive and Personal Assistants, Administrative Coordinators or any administrative staff who are looking to improve their professional skills. This Executive Assistant course is designed for individuals who are in the early stages of their career or those who are looking to move into an administrative role and are in need of training to develop their administrative skills.
Delivery Style
This Executive Assistant course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the instructor in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback from your instructor and other participants.
Course Prerequisites
This Executive Assistant course has no prerequisites and is open to all members of the public.
Alternative Dates
Additional instances of this course may be available and published on our website. See Executive Assistant Course for more information, or to join the waiting list and be advised when we schedule more.